Record 75 per cent turnout in Himachal Pradesh assembly polls

He said since counting of votes would be held on December 20 after the Gujarat election, elaborate arrangements have been made to keep the EVMs under CCTV vigil and guarded by central paramilitary forces.

The electorate in Himachal Pradesh comprises 46.08 lakh voters, including 22.31 lakh women. 7,253 polling stations were set up, including in Hikkim in Lahaul and Spiti at a height of over 15,000 feet. In all, 459 candidates are in the fray, 34 of them being women.

Image: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister PK Dhumal flashes victory sign after casting his vote for Assembly elections at a polling station in Samirpur on Sunday.